Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’

<figure> <img alt="A hands-on photo of Apple’s iPhone 16E." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/DSC_2327.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A researcher found <a href="https://swipeblocked.com/">over 100,000 words and phrases</a> in "every major language" that are blocked from autocomplete and swipe-type in iOS, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump-sleepy-joe-researcher-2026-11-06/"><em>Reuters</em></a> reports. The researcher, Derik Kauffman, says you can still type the words on the blocklist one letter at a time. But they won't pop up as predictive text suggestions and iOS's keyboard may automatically alter them when swipe-typing, like changing "left wing conspiracy" to "left wrong conspiracy."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kauffman <a href="https://swipeblocked.com/">posted the full list online</a>, including the individual lists for different languages.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Most of the words and phrases on the list are offensive, slurs, or related to topics like sex and drugs. But it …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028663/apple-ios-keyboard-blocked-words-autocomplete">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>